Provinces and states with stringent

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Stimulus

Provinces and states with stringent car safety requirements, including required use of seat belts and annual safety inspections, have on average higher rates of accidents per kilometer driven than do provinces and states with less stringent requirements. more stringent requirements do reduce accident rates.

What this question is testing

Paradox

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question

24.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the safety experts’ belief with the apparently

Answer choices

Trap1% picked this
Annual safety inspections ensure that car tires are replaced before they
1%
Trap3% picked this
Drivers often become overconfident after their cars have passed a thorough
3%
Correct85% picked this
The roads in provinces and states with stringent car safety requirements are far more congested and therefore dangerous than
Why this is right
Answer C is correct.
Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
85%
Trap4% picked this
Psychological studies show that drivers who regularly wear seat belts often come to think of themselves as serious drivers, which for a
4%
Trap8% picked this
Provinces and states with stringent car safety requirements have, on average, many more kilometers of roads than do
8%

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